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American Military News
2 days ago
- Politics
- American Military News
Trump admin blocked from ending Temporary Protected Status for Afghan nationals
A federal appeals court temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security on Monday from terminating Temporary Protected Status for roughly 75,000 Afghan nationals who were resettled in the United States following former President Joe Biden's disastrous military withdrawal from Afghanistan. In a Monday order, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote, 'The Court GRANTS the requested administrative stay of agency action regarding the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan until Monday, July 21, at 11:59 p.m.' Fox 17 reported that the decision by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to temporarily block the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghan nationals gives the court additional time to consider the case. According to Fox 17, the Biden administration granted Afghanistan Temporary Protected Status in 2022 following the U.S. military's disastrous withdrawal from the country after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. Under the administration's Temporary Protected Status program, tens of thousands of Afghan nationals have been protected against deportation to Afghanistan due to humanitarian concerns in the country. READ MORE: Supreme Court hands Trump 'Giant Win' in birthright citizenship case In May, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced, 'This administration is returning TPS to its original temporary intent. We've reviewed the conditions in Afghanistan with our interagency partners, and they do not meet the requirements for a TPS designation. Afghanistan has had an improved security situation, and its stabilizing economy no longer prevent them from returning to their home country.' At the time, Noem explained that the termination of the Temporary Protected Status program for Afghan nationals 'furthers the national interest as DHS records indicate that there are recipients who have been under investigation for fraud and threatening our public safety and national security.' The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that the Trump administration is required to provide a response to the court's emergency motion by Wednesday and that CASA, Inc., the organization that filed the lawsuit against the Trump administration, must provide a response by Thursday.
Newsweek
5 days ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
Trump Admin Makes Major TPS Change
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced Thursday that it is scrapping fee waivers for some immigrants seeking to extend their stay in the country, including those with Temporary Protected Status (TPS). In an update to its "fee schedule", the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agency said it was lifting the option to file a form known as I-131 for free, meaning most will have to pay $630 to get travel documentation. Why It Matters The change comes as the Trump administration looks to tighten immigration controls and against the backdrop of TPS being revoked for hundreds of thousands of immigrants. Fee waivers have traditionally been offered to those who would struggle to pay, such as those fleeing persecution or dire financial situations in their home countries. USCIS offices in Santa Clara, CA, USA - Apr 30, 2022. Image for illustration purposes only. USCIS offices in Santa Clara, CA, USA - Apr 30, 2022. Image for illustration purposes only. Getty Images What To Know The change, announced Thursday afternoon, comes after USCIS teased that it would be making changes to the fees it charges earlier in the week. It appeared that more changes were still on the way, following the I-131 update. The agency said that two types of applicants will no longer be eligible for fee waivers when applying for what is known as parole. Those filing the form for: An initial request for arrival/departure record for parole in place (for immigrants who are inside the United States) Arrival/departure records for re-parole for immigrants who are requesting a new period of parole (from inside the United States), who were initially granted parole in place. Among those affected by this will be immigrants who have Temporary Protected Status who want to travel outside the U.S. and return without issue. If TPS status lapses or requires extension, then reapplying for travel documents would mean another $630 fee. The fee comes on top of the initial TPS application, form I-821, which comes with a $50 base fee, although some applicants will still be eligible for fee waivers. The revocation of fee waiver eligibility for advanced parole would not just apply to TPS holders, with any immigrant applying for longer-term status, such as a green card, needing parole in place likely having to now pay this charge. USCIS is funded solely through the fees it charges. In the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, the agency was given permission to charge higher fees across the board, including for those applying for asylum. The last time the agency updated its fees was in April 2025, after almost a year without any changes. What People Are Saying USCIS, in a July 11 press release: "USCIS will soon begin to collect new fees for certain immigration benefit requests. We will provide details on the implementation of these fee changes in the coming days." What's Next The change takes effect immediately, with immigrants encouraged to carefully read their application forms to ensure they are using the correct version and are paying the correct amount in fees.
08-07-2025
- Politics
Temporary status to be removed from roughly 80,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans after 25 years in US
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is ending the temporary status for nearly 80,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans that has allowed them to live and work in the U.S. for a quarter of a century after a devastating hurricane hit Central America, according to federal government notices — a move that comes as the White House pushes to make more immigrants in the U.S. eligible for deportation. The notices are part of a wider effort by the current administration to make good on campaign promises to carry out mass deportations of immigrants. It's doing this by going after people in the country illegally or those who've committed crimes that make them eligible for deportation but also by removing protections from hundreds of thousands of people, many admitted under the Biden administration. Temporary Protected Status is a temporary protection that can be granted by the Homeland Security secretary to people of various nationalities who are in the United States, which prevents them from being deported and allows them to work. The Trump administration has aggressively been seeking to remove the protection, thus making more people eligible for removal. The Department of Homeland Security said Monday in the Federal Register — in a notice set to become official on Tuesday — that Secretary Kristi Noem had reviewed the country conditions in Honduras and Nicaragua. She concluded the situations there had improved enough since the initial decision in 1999 that people currently protected by those temporary designations could return home. The department estimated that roughly 72,000 Hondurans and 4,000 Nicaraguans in the U.S. are covered by the status that will now expire in roughly two months. However, the TPS Alliance, which advocates for immigrants covered by these temporary protections, estimated that about 40,000 Hondurans would be affected because many had obtained legal residency through various immigration channels. The Alliance said it filed a lawsuit Monday against Noem and DHS in the Northern District of California. It alleged that the Trump administration's decision is unlawful. Temporary Protected Status for both nationalities expired on July 5. The notices said the protections will be terminated 60 days after the notices are officially published in the Federal Register. TPS is usually granted when conditions in someone's home country make it difficult to return. People covered by it must register with the Department of Homeland Security. and then they're protected from being deported and can work. However, it does not grant them a pathway to citizenship and the secretary must renew it regularly, often in 18-month intervals. When their status officially ends, Hondurans and Nicaraguans currently covered by the Temporary Protected Status can be deported and their work permits will be terminated if they can't find another avenue to stay in the country. Critics say that successive administrations — especially the Biden administration — essentially rubber-stamped these renewals regardless, and people covered by what's supposed to be a temporary status end up staying in the United States for years. The Trump administration has already terminated TPS for about 350,000 Venezuelans, 500,000 Haitians, more than 160,000 Ukrainians, and thousands of people from Afghanistan, Nepal and Cameroon. Some of them, like Venezuelans, Haitians and Ukrainians, have pending lawsuits at federal courts. Another 250,000 Venezuelans are still protected under TPS until September, as well as thousands of Syrians. TPS for Ethiopians expires in December, for Yemenis and Somalians in March 2026, and for Salvadoreans in September 2026. During the Biden administration, the number of people protected by TPS grew significantly. Nearly 1 million Venezuelans and Haitians were protected. Jose Palma, co-coordinator at the National TPS Alliance, said the termination announced Monday will affect people who have lived in the United States for nearly three decades. 'They have established families. Investments. It is a community that .... has undergone annual background checks, that has shown ... all its contributions to this country,' Palma said. 'It's cruel what's happening.' Temporary protections for both countries were initially granted back in 1999 following 1998's Hurricane Mitch. The first Trump administration attempted to end the protections but they both remained in place after litigation. Homeland Security wrote in the federal register notice that Honduras had 'witnessed significant changes in the 26 years since Hurricane Mitch's destruction.' 'Honduras has made significant progress recovering from the hurricane's destruction and is now a popular tourism and real estate investment destination,' the department wrote. They department said the Honduran government in January had launched a plan called 'Brother, Come Home' which aims to help Hondurans deported from the U.S. with money and help finding a job. Of Nicaragua, Noem wrote: 'Nicaragua has made significant progress recovering from the hurricane's destruction with the help of the international community and is now a growing tourism, ecotourism, agriculture, and renewable energy leader.' Honduras Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Antonio García expressed disappointment at the announcement Monday. 'They argue that Honduras has foreign investment, tourism and its program 'Honduran come home' and that there are conditions to return,' García said. But he said it was the anti-immigrant sentiment of the Trump administration that was really behind it. 'They came to power with that and they're getting it done for their electorate,' he said. Francis García has lived in the United States for almost 30 years and has been a TPS beneficiary for 25. Her three adult children were born in the United States, a country she considers her own. 'I feel sad, worried and scared,' said Garcia, 48, who never went back to her country. 'I am very afraid to return to Honduras. I can't imagine it; I wouldn't want to.' Like Garcia, Teofilo Martinez, 57, has lived half of his life in the U.S, most of it under TPS protection. He arrived with nothing but now has his own construction company and he is also a realtor. 'We ask that our good behavior and contributions be taken into consideration,' Martinez said. "There are no conditions in Honduras for us to return.'
The Hill
07-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Temporary status to be removed from roughly 80,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans after 25 years in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is ending the temporary status for nearly 80,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans that has allowed them to live and work in the U.S. for a quarter of a century after a devastating hurricane hit Central America, according to federal government notices — a move that comes as the White House pushes to make more immigrants in the U.S. eligible for deportation. The notices are part of a wider effort by the current administration to make good on campaign promises to carry out mass deportations of immigrants. It's doing this by going after people in the country illegally or those who've committed crimes that make them eligible for deportation but also by removing protections from hundreds of thousands of people, many admitted under the Biden administration. Temporary Protected Status is a temporary protection that can be granted by the Homeland Security secretary to people of various nationalities who are in the United States, which prevents them from being deported and allows them to work. The Trump administration has aggressively been seeking to remove the protection, thus making more people eligible for removal. The Department of Homeland Security said Monday in the Federal Register — in a notice set to become official on Tuesday — that Secretary Kristi Noem had reviewed the country conditions in Honduras and Nicaragua. She concluded the situations there had improved enough since the initial decision in 1999 that people currently protected by those temporary designations could return home. The department estimated that roughly 72,000 Hondurans and 4,000 Nicaraguans in the U.S. are covered by the status that will now expire in roughly two months. However, the TPS Alliance, which advocates for immigrants covered by these temporary protections, estimated that about 40,000 Hondurans would be affected because many had obtained legal residency through various immigration channels. The Alliance said it filed a lawsuit Monday against Noem and DHS in the Northern District of California. It alleged that the Trump administration's decision is unlawful. Temporary Protected Status for both nationalities expired on July 5. The notices said the protections will be terminated 60 days after the notices are officially published in the Federal Register. TPS is usually granted when conditions in someone's home country make it difficult to return. People covered by it must register with the Department of Homeland Security. and then they're protected from being deported and can work. However, it does not grant them a pathway to citizenship and the secretary must renew it regularly, often in 18-month intervals. When their status officially ends, Hondurans and Nicaraguans currently covered by the Temporary Protected Status can be deported and their work permits will be terminated if they can't find another avenue to stay in the country. Critics say that successive administrations — especially the Biden administration — essentially rubber-stamped these renewals regardless, and people covered by what's supposed to be a temporary status end up staying in the United States for years. The Trump administration has already terminated TPS for about 350,000 Venezuelans, 500,000 Haitians, more than 160,000 Ukrainians, and thousands of people from Afghanistan, Nepal and Cameroon. Some of them, like Venezuelans, Haitians and Ukrainians, have pending lawsuits at federal courts. Another 250,000 Venezuelans are still protected under TPS until September, as well as thousands of Syrians. TPS for Ethiopians expires in December, for Yemenis and Somalians in March 2026, and for Salvadoreans in September 2026. During the Biden administration, the number of people protected by TPS grew significantly. Nearly 1 million Venezuelans and Haitians were protected. Jose Palma, co-coordinator at the National TPS Alliance, said the termination announced Monday will affect people who have lived in the United States for nearly three decades. 'They have established families. Investments. It is a community that …. has undergone annual background checks, that has shown … all its contributions to this country,' Palma said. 'It's cruel what's happening.' Temporary protections for both countries were initially granted back in 1999 following 1998's Hurricane Mitch. The first Trump administration attempted to end the protections but they both remained in place after litigation. Homeland Security wrote in the federal register notice that Honduras had 'witnessed significant changes in the 26 years since Hurricane Mitch's destruction.' 'Honduras has made significant progress recovering from the hurricane's destruction and is now a popular tourism and real estate investment destination,' the department wrote. They department said the Honduran government in January had launched a plan called 'Brother, Come Home' which aims to help Hondurans deported from the U.S. with money and help finding a job. Of Nicaragua, Noem wrote: 'Nicaragua has made significant progress recovering from the hurricane's destruction with the help of the international community and is now a growing tourism, ecotourism, agriculture, and renewable energy leader.' Honduras Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Antonio García expressed disappointment at the announcement Monday. 'They argue that Honduras has foreign investment, tourism and its program 'Honduran come home' and that there are conditions to return,' García said. But he said it was the anti-immigrant sentiment of the Trump administration that was really behind it. 'They came to power with that and they're getting it done for their electorate,' he said. Francis García has lived in the United States for almost 30 years and has been a TPS beneficiary for 25. Her three adult children were born in the United States, a country she considers her own. 'I feel sad, worried and scared,' said Garcia, 48, who never went back to her country. 'I am very afraid to return to Honduras. I can't imagine it; I wouldn't want to.' Like Garcia, Teofilo Martinez, 57, has lived half of his life in the U.S, most of it under TPS protection. He arrived with nothing but now has his own construction company and he is also a realtor. 'We ask that our good behavior and contributions be taken into consideration,' Martinez said. 'There are no conditions in Honduras for us to return.' ___ Salomon reported from Miami. Marlon González in Tegucigalpa, Honduras contributed to this report.
San Francisco Chronicle
27-06-2025
- Health
- San Francisco Chronicle
Idaho doctor and patients sue over new law halting public benefits to immigrants in US unlawfully
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho doctor and four residents are challenging a new state law that halts some of the few public benefits available to people living in the U.S. unlawfully, including a program that provides access to lifesaving HIV and AIDS medication for low income patients. The ACLU of Idaho and the National Immigration Law Center filed the federal lawsuit Thursday night on behalf of Dr. Abby Davids and four people with HIV who are not named because they are immigrants without lawful permanent residency. They want a judge to bar the state from requiring immigration status verification from people who receive the federal HIV treatment benefits while the lawsuit moves forward in court. The complaint says the new law is vague, contradicts federal law and makes it impossible for health care providers to determine exactly what kind of immigration status is excluded and how to verify that status for patients. They want a judge to grant them class-action status, expanding any ruling to other impacted people. 'We are still reviewing the lawsuit and will respond in court after we have had a chance to fully review the complaint and other documents filed,' Damon Sidur, the communications director for Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador, said Friday in an email to The Associated Press. The lawsuit names Labrador as well as several officials in the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Dozens of patients treated by one Boise-area clinic stand to lose access to HIV and AIDS medication under the law, according to the complaint, including several cared for by Davids. 'Withdrawing HIV treatment from her patients will not only have devastating consequences on their health, it raises the public health risk of increased HIV transmission,' the ACLU wrote in the lawsuit. 'When her patients are undetectable, they cannot transmit the virus. Without HIV treatment, however, they cannot maintain an undetectable viral level and therefore are able to transmit the virus to others.' The new Idaho law takes effect July 1, and appears to be the first limiting public health benefits since President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to enhance eligibility verification and ensure that public benefits aren't going to ineligible immigrants. The law requires people to verify that they are legal U.S. residents to receive public benefits like communicable disease testing, vaccinations, prenatal and postnatal care for women, crisis counseling, some food assistance for children and even access to food banks or soup kitchens that rely on public funding. Federal law generally prohibits immigrants in the U.S. illegally from receiving taxpayer-funded benefits like Medicare, Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Social Security. But there are some exceptions for things like emergency medical care and other emergency or public health services. Idaho's law still allows for emergency medical services. But in a June 18 letter to health care providers, Idaho Division of Public Health administrator Elke Shaw-Tulloch said HIV is a long-term condition and not an emergency — so people must verify their lawful presence in order to get benefits through the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. The HIV patients challenging the new law include a married couple from Columbia with pending asylum applications, a man who was brought to the U.S. when he was just 4 years old and has Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status until next year, and a man from Mexico who has been living and working in Idaho since 2020. One of the patients said she and her husband were diagnosed with HIV in 2019 and immediately started antiretroviral therapy, receiving the medications at no cost through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. The medication has lowered the viral load in her body enough that it is now undetectable, she wrote in a court filing, ensuring that she won't transmit the virus to others. 'My medication protected my daughter while I was pregnant because it prevented me from transmitting HIV to her during pregnancy,' she wrote. The treatment allows her to be with her child, watching her grow, she said. Davids has been trying for weeks to get clarity from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare about exactly what kind of verification her patients will have to show, and exactly which kinds of immigration status are considered 'lawful.' But the state has yet to provide clear direction, according to the complaint. 'I am really scared about what this means for many of our patients. Their lives will now be in jeopardy,' Davids wrote in a May 30 email to the Department of Health and Welfare.
